The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-11-03

A MENDMENT To THE CONSTITUTION
"A proposed TO the citizens of this Common
wealth for thcir approval or rejection by tn,
General Assembly OF tho Commonwealth o
PennsylyaDla. Published By order Of the Sec
| rotary Of the Commonwealth IN pursuance o
| Article XVIII Of the Constitution.
Joint resolution propOsing at amendment 1,
! the constitution Of the common ,ealth
sECTIoE /. lie IL resolved by the senate ant
House Of representatives OF the CommnnwcAi III
Of PcnnsylSsn in General Assembly met. tha
.he iolloming is proposed as an emendment o
| eyivania Ia accordance with the prOvis sions Of
tho eighteenth article thereof;
AMENDMENT.
Strike out from section one, OF article eight
tho TOUR qualifications for voters which reads
| as i1liows:
"lftwcn,y two years Of ago or upwards bc
| shall have paid. within two years, IA state or
county tax, which shall have bcru asses sod u
| least two months, aud raid at hast one month
! before the elocticn,' 80 that the section which
| reads a. follows;
Every male citizen, twouty.~uc years otagc
possessing tho following publications, shah
bc chtltlod iu vote at ell elections
Second. Hc shall have resided IN tho state
otc year (or II, haNlug previously breu qu9li.
lied elcctor or native born citl2 n OF the state
lie shall have removed thcrefrpm and returned
| hen six monthsl immediately preceding the
election.
Third. lilo shall have resided In tho election
district where he shall oil TO vote at least
| two months Immediately preceding the clcy.
uun.
Fourth. 1ftwcnty.tvn yoirs Of nre or nj.
wards, he snail have paid, within two years, a
state or county tax, which shall have been as.
sessci at least two moutha. aud paid NJ least
one month hoi,rc tho occtieu," shall be
amended, 81 as OrelI rs follows:
Every male citizen tVonty.Ouo years Of aye
possessing tho following qualifications, shsll
he cltitod TO vote 1t th' polling place OF the
election district of Witch no sh lat tho time
be n -ideut aud not elsewhere
First. lie SHALL have been citiEe n OF tho
IfniIgI "a a tlIFty InXa
Second. lie shall hayo resided In tho state
one year Cor II, having previously been quail.
led el,eior or native born citizen of the stntg
then six months) Immediately preceding the
election.
TL.t' l." arnu have resided In tho clcr' g..
dis'tictwuCtn no tnall otter {. va, a, cast
thirty days tmmedlst ~ preceding he olccli n
Tho Leg slature, at tho session thereof ucNt
amer the adoption ot thls acction, shall, ant
| from time time thereafter may, enact laNt
| TO property enforce this provision.
Fourth. Every male citizen Of tho age oi
| twonty-onc ycarS. who shall have been a c.ti.
| zen for thirty days an an ihh'bitant Of thi-
| state one vpar next preceding an election, O..
| copt At municipal elc, ,tiou-, aud tor tho lat
| thirty days IL resilient of the election district
IN which ho may Offer his vote, shall tc tccutltlrd
to vote ~ such election In tho election district
| of which ho shall al thu time 10 resident and
I not elsewhere iornll uiticNrs that now ARE or
| hereafter may be ecctoi by the ropple pr1
| yttsd. tn [ ia time ot war no eicCtur IN the
I
! United states, In tho army or navy thereof
shall be deprived ot his vote 10y reason Of hl'
| absence from such election district, and TIE
! legislature shall have power to provide th,
/ manner ia which and tuc time aud place nj
/ which such absent eloctOr. may vote, ani Tt
/ the return aud canvas OF thcir votes Ia the
el, elton district in which they respectively ro
| side.
| Finh. For tho purpose Of voting, no person
! shall bo deemed To- have gGiu oil or lost n rest
! d"ncc by reason or his presence or absence
tNn tlNy Ia a a Itga.
/ States or the state, nor while engaged In tn,
| navigation Of the waters of tho state or Of th.
! high seas. nor While stul ont Ot any college oi
| seminary OF Learning, nor Willie Kept at 1uJ
/ almshOuso = public tu'tItut Iuu, except tho In
! mates OF any h'm" tor di.ah cd ana iniiReui
/ soldiers and sailors, who for tie purpose OF
4 voting, shall be dvnmOi 20 rrstiO ia the circ
/ tion district whore slid h INC is located. Laws
I shall DO made Ter Hsceri.iuiug, by rruYol
! Ir IOls, tho c,tiECns who shalt br CutltlCd (,
] tho rtght ut suNrIge hereby established.
truo copy of TIE lulut ro.ulutun.
! CHARLES " STONE,
Secretary oftho Commonwealth.